Taws-A Display - Garmin GTN 625 Pilot's Manual

Unlighted Obstacle
Foreword
< 1000 ft
Getting
AGL
Started
Xpdr Ctrl
Com/Nav
FPL
Direct-To
Proc
Wpt Info
Map
Traffic
10.5.2
Terrain
The TAWS-A Page shows terrain, obstacle, and threat location data in relation
to the aircraft' s current altitude, without clutter from the basemap. Aviation
Weather
data (airports, VORs, and other NAVAIDs) can be displayed for reference. If
an obstacle and the projected flight path of the aircraft intersect, the display
Nearest
automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of impact on the TAWS-A
Page.
Services/
Music
Aircraft orientation on this map is always heading up unless there is no valid
Utilities
heading. Two views are available relative to the position of the aircraft: the 360°
default display and the radar-like ARC (120°) display. Map range is adjustable
System
with the In and Out keys from 1 to 200 NM, as indicated by the map range rings
(or arcs).
Messages
Symbols
Appendix
Index
10-40
Lighted Obstacle
> 1000 ft < 1000 ft
AGL AGL
Table 10-12 TAWS-A Terrain/Obstacle Colors and Symbology

TAWS-A Display

Garmin GTN 625/635/650 Pilot's Guide
Threat
Location
Indicator
> 1000 ft
AGL
Terrain/
Terrain
Obstacle
Color
Location
Terrain/
Obstacle
above or
Red within 100 ft
below current
aircraft
altitude
Terrain/
Obstacle
between
100 ft and
Yellow
1000 ft
below current
aircraft
altitude
190-01004-03 Rev. F
Alert
Level
WARNING
(Red)
CAUTION
(Yellow)